Chapter 15: The Aftermath
It wasn't until the end that Li Er came to his eldest son Li Chengqian, and looked at him quietly without speaking.
Li Chengqian was furious by Li Er's scorching gaze, and he didn't dare to look at his father, so he lowered his head.
"Cheng Qian, like a man, raise your head! Sometimes you can't see the road ahead after keeping your head down for a long time. Li Er's voice was very soft, at this moment he was no longer the majestic King of Qin, but educating his son as a father.
There is still a difference! Li Kuan muttered in his heart, for Mao Li Er, he didn't care about him, he didn't have any enlightenment, and he even had some suspicions, but he was kind to this little kid! Unconsciously, Li Kuan actually began to eat Li Chengqian's vinegar, and it seems that he has really begun to integrate into this feudal aristocratic family. He didn't realize this himself, even if the allusion of jealousy hadn't happened yet.
"Father, is the child useless? The second brother is so brave and so brilliant, the child ......" Xiao Zhengtai Li Chengqian's eyes were a little red.
"Everyone has his own chances, and this cannot be forced! You have to remember that you are my son of Li Shimin. Do what you have to do, and your father will take care of the rest. Kuan'er is different from you, he has his own way to go. Li Er knew that Li Kuan had the support of mysterious scientists behind him, and his future achievements might not be small, and Li Chengqian, as the eldest son, was under a lot of pressure.
"Remember, child!" Li Chengqian raised his head, looked at his father, and no longer avoided it.
"That's good, that's how men should be!" Li Er patted him on the shoulder.
"Report ......" A Xuanjia guard came from a distance and reported the battlefield situation to Li Er.
"Of the two hundred enemies who came to attack, General Duan killed fifty-seven and captured one hundred and forty-three. Thirty-two of our Xuanjiawei were killed, 16 were slightly wounded, 12 were seriously wounded, and General Duan was slightly wounded. The soldier got down on one knee and reported quickly.
"Hmmm! The captives were taken into custody and taken back to the camp. Bring the enemy generals again! Li Er listened with his hands behind his back and ordered.
"Humble command!" The soldier got up and gave the order.
After a while, several Xuanjia guards escorted Xue Wanche to Li Er.
"It's you! Xue Wanche, I didn't expect you to lead the troops. Li Er was a little surprised, he had gone to visit the eldest grandson and the rest of the people as soon as he came over before, and he really didn't pay attention to who the prince had sent, but now he found out that it was Xue Wanche, could it be that Duan Zhixuan has become powerful during this time?
Xue Wanche's eyes were red, his bloodshot eyes glared at the boss, looked at Li Er, and knelt down on one knee: "Xue Wanche to meet King Qin!" "He's not stupid, if he still holds his backbone up at this time and shouts that Lao Tzu doesn't kneel, Li Er's death or something will definitely be dragged out immediately and chopped into meat sauce.
"I didn't expect Duan Zhixuan to be able to capture you alive, it seems that he is good at it!" Li Er sighed, he still thinks that it was Xue Wanche who was captured by Duan Zhixuan.
"What Duan Zhixuan? Just him? Xue Wanche spoke, if Duan Zhixuan was so brainless, he would not kneel in front of Li Er like he is now, but take the people of the Qin Palace's Mansion to receive the reward in front of the prince.
"Oh!" Li Er looked at him with interest, it seemed that there were other hidden secrets in it.
"If it weren't for your indiscriminate tactics, how would we have been captured!" Xue Wanche was still unconvinced at this time, but he became the king and lost the king, and now he is a prisoner of the order, no matter what he says, he can't change this fact.
"By what means?" Li Er was interested.
"Someone on your side first used lime to make the last general unable to see, and then used flying locust stones to plot, and finally the last general was captured alive by a nineteen-year-old child, which is simply the biggest shame for the general!" Xue Wanche's black face with a full beard was a little red.
"What? Were you caught by Kuan'er? Li Er didn't expect this stubble, he thought that the only person in the Qin Wangfu who could catch Xue Wanche was Duan Zhixuan, and it was only possible for the old Comrade Duan who played extraordinarily. But this Xue Wanche personally admitted that he was caught by Li Kuan, which was really unexpected by Li Er. Seeing that Li Kuan's clothes were covered with mud and bloodstains, he only thought that he had killed a few small soldiers, but he didn't expect to catch such a big fish.
"Since Lao Xue is planted here, if you want to kill it, you have to listen to it, please don't use this matter to humiliate a certain family!" Xue Wanche said hatefully.
"How come, come here, untie General Xue!" Li Er laughed, and then commanded left and right.
"King Qin......" Duan Zhixuan was a little puzzled and said loudly.
"It's okay, and it's untied." Li Er insisted.
"Yes!" Duan Zhixuan had no choice but to obey the order, pulled out the Mo knife, and directly cut the rope on Xue Wanche's body.
"Isn't King Qin afraid that Xue will escape?" Xue Wanche also didn't understand what Li Er was doing.
"Don't be afraid! Before, the Lone King had already ordered it to go down, and now the news that your General Xue was captured alive by the Lone King has almost spread throughout Chang'an City, where else can you go? Back to the Prince? Could it be that the eldest brother of the lonely king believes in you so much? None of the 200 people escaped, but you escaped? Don't think you've been rebelled by the Lone King? Even if the eldest brother of the lonely king can tolerate you, what about the third brother of the lonely king? Li Er said with a smile.
"This ......" Xue Wanche was stunned, it was really like this, he really had nowhere to go, maybe he could secretly go to his brother Xue Wanchen, but it was not absolutely safe, he knew that the prince and the king of Qi around his two brothers had a lot of eyeliners.
"You only have two choices now, either go directly to the lonely king, or you can only escape from Chang'an City and live this life incognito! But a good man has made great achievements and is determined in all directions, how can he be buried in the barren mountains and forests, or die of old age in the green mountains, or die of illness in the streets! General Xue think about it! Li Er didn't care about Xue Wanche so much and left directly.
The first rays of sunlight in the morning finally pierced the morning glow and shone on the earth, and what happened in Chang'an City last night became today's talking point. Countless Chang'an people gossiped, thinking about the battle last night. One by one, they boasted to the people around them about how they had seen it with their own eyes, or that their relatives were at the scene at the time. It is conclusive, but it is 108,000 miles away from the truth.
Buzheng Fang, a large courtyard with three entrances, on both sides of the vermilion gate, red lanterns are hung high, and the stone lions of the town houses on both sides are majestic. There is a plaque on the lintel, and the big word 'Cui Fu' is gilded and painted with silver, showing the momentum of the rich and noble.
In the main hall, an old man dressed in an azure gown, kneeling upright on the main seat, the futon under his body is very exquisite, woven with fine rush grass, and the whole is golden.
Below, two middle-aged men dressed as scribes were also kneeling, their upright bodies like straight green pines.
"Last night, the prince sent people to attack the Qin Palace, but he was made dumplings by the Qin King with his troops, and now the court can be described as secretive, where should I stand on the Cui clan of Qinghe? What do you guys think? "The old man is the representative of today's household department Shangshu and Qinghe Cui's entry into the court-Cui Xiang. The next two are the leaders of the second generation of the Qinghe Cui family, Cui Jing and Cui Hao. These two belong to the first and third rooms of the Qinghe Cui family's long house, and one of them is now serving as the right attendant of the Ministry of Labor, and the other is following Cui Xiang and walking in the Ministry of Households.
"Support the King of Qin, the King of Qin has a heavy army, and what about the crown prince? There are less than 1,000 princes in his hands, and the sixteen guards are in the hands of the saint, even if the prince infiltrates, it is impossible to master them all, and it is the limit to be able to secretly control about one-third. "Although Cui Jing is in the Ministry of Industry, the right squire is only a fourth-grade official, but he has an excellent political vision, from his appearance to the present is only a short seven or eight years, from a seven-rank member of the outside Lang to the current position, there is no action of Cui's here, all by himself step by step to climb up, although he was born in the long room of the lineage, but he was born next to Cui Xiang is very respectful, has always been called uncle.
"I also agree with Cousin Jing's opinion, King Qin's entry into the world is the general trend. Not only the military power in his hands, but also the support of the one above! Cui Hao also said that he was born in the side branch of the Cui family, but he showed great talent since he was a child, and he was sponsored by the main family, so he entered the office, and his own uncle Cui Xiang rose all the way and became the leader of the new generation of Cui's in the court.
"It seems that you all agree to support King Qin! But don't forget jì, King Qin's talent is roughly true, but is such an emperor really what my Qinghe Cui clan needs? In the future, when the interests of the imperial power and the family conflict, such an emperor, we family members may be planted in his hands. Cui Xiang said with some concern.
"Uncle, this is a matter for the future, now that King Qin has indeed gained the upper hand, if he makes a move, he can even directly uproot the crown prince and King Qi, if we stop it at this time, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it!" Cui Jing couldn't help but remind.
"It's impossible for me to stop the Qinghe Cui clan alone, but what about the Boling Cui clan, the Fanyang Lu clan, and the Xingyang Zheng clan?" Cui Xiang asked, rubbing his beard.
"This ...... I'm afraid it's hard too! You must know that now that the world has just settled down, and the noble forces are in the limelight, jumping out at this time may attract the counterattack of those emerging noble forces. We just have the scriptures in our hands and stand at the highest point of scholarship, but most of those nobles are barbarians who have never read books, and if one is not good, they will draw their swords against each other, and I am afraid they will not listen to our morality! Cui Jing was skeptical.
"This ......" Cui Xiang hesitated, as his nephew said, those new noble families are not like their own family that has been passed down for hundreds of years, they know the rules of etiquette, they are all mixed with rice on the knife edge, and even if they can win by directly using the knife, it will be a tragic victory.
"Then let him be! However, it is possible to compile a "Clan Chronicle" to test the attitude of King Qin. It's good to be mentally prepared! Cui Xiang thought for a moment and made a decision.
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